Tower Hamlets was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the Greater London Council. The constituency elected two councillors for a three-year term in 1964, 1967, and 1970.
| Tower Hamlets | |
|---|---|
| Former electoral division for the Greater London Council | |
 Tower Hamlets electoral division boundaries | |
| District | London Borough of Tower Hamlets |
| Population | 188,080 (1969 estimate) |
| Electorate |
|
| Area | 4,875.8 acres (19.732 km2) |
| Former electoral division | |
| Created | 1965 |
| Abolished | 1973 |
| Member(s) | 2 |
| Replaced by | Bethnal Green and Bow and Stepney and Poplar |
History
editIt was planned to use the same boundaries as the Westminster Parliament constituencies for election of councillors to the Greater London Council (GLC), as had been the practice for elections to the predecessor London County Council, but those that existed in 1965 crossed the Greater London boundary. Until new constituencies could be settled, the 32 London boroughs were used as electoral areas which therefore created a constituency called Tower Hamlets.[1]
The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Bethnal Green and Bow and Stepney and Poplar.[2]
Elections
editThe Tower Hamlets constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1964,[3] 1967[4] and 1970.[5] Two councillors were elected at each election using first-past-the-post voting.[6]
1964 election
editThe first election was held on 9 April 1964, a year before the council came into its powers. The electorate was 136,374 and two Labour Party councillors were elected. With 32,473 people voting, the turnout was 23.8%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Patrick Branagan | 25,350 | |||
| Labour | Ernest Ashley Bramall | 24,488 | |||
| Communist | Solly Kaye | 2,618 | |||
| Liberal | S. H. Woodham | 2,179 | |||
| Liberal | J. W. Parton | 2,133 | |||
| Conservative | A. J. Lawrence | 2,113 | |||
| Conservative | B. Hawley | 1,959 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
1967 election
editThe second election was held on 13 April 1967. The electorate was 130,349 and two Labour Party councillors were elected. With 25,841 people voting, the turnout was 19.8%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Patrick Branagan | 16,477 | |||
| Labour | Ernest Ashley Bramall | 15,663 | |||
| Conservative | R. D. Mitchell | 3,996 | |||
| Conservative | C. D. Sills | 3,509 | |||
| Liberal | E. G. Weekes | 2,793 | |||
| Liberal | S. H. Woodham | 2,786 | |||
| Communist | Solly Kaye | 2,707 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
1970 election
editThe third election was held on 9 April 1970. The electorate was 126,738 and two Labour Party councillors were elected. With 29,296 people voting, the turnout was 23.1%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Patrick Branagan | 22,866 | |||
| Labour | Ernest Ashley Bramall | 21,794 | |||
| Conservative | R. D. Mitchell | 3,052 | |||
| Conservative | P. R. C. Lloyd | 2,934 | |||
| Independent | W. O'Dell | 1,551 | |||
| Communist | Max Levitas | 1,223 | |||
| Liberal | G. F. Stewart | 1,065 | |||
| Liberal | C. A. S. Suett | 954 | |||
| Homes before Roads | J. L. P. Drake | 390 | |||
| Homes before Roads | R. K. Hall | 241 | |||
| Union Movement | F. C. Lang | 192 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ British Information Services (1970). British Record: Political and Economic Notes.
To date elections, normally fought on traditional party lines, have been based on the London boroughs, each borough returning two or more councillors; after 1973 there will be single member electoral areas based on parliamentary constituencies.
- ^ "The Greater London (Electoral Areas) Order 1972" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. 20 June 1972. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 9 April 1964. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 13 April 1967. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 9 April 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ Boothroyd, David. "Greater London Council Election results: Tower Hamlets". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2023.